DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BOTTLE HAVING ONE OR MORE RECEPTACLES FOR STORING AND DISCHARGING ADDITIVES INTO BEVERAGES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME

摘要

A disposable plastic bottle that includes a receptacle formed in a plastic casing having an outside surface and an inside surface that defines a volume for holding a beverage. The receptacle includes (a) an internal seal that protrudes inward from the inside surface of the plastic casing into the volume for holding the beverage and (b) an external surface that is substantially flush or protrudes slightly outward from the outside surface of the plastic casing and that is exposed through the plastic casing and configured to directly receive an external pressure.

主权项

1. A disposable plastic bottle, comprising:
a plastic casing having an outside surface and an inside surface, the inside surface defining a volume for holding a beverage; and a receptacle, molded into the plastic casing, the receptacle molded to have:
(a) an internal seal that protrudes inward from the inside surface of the plastic casing into the volume for holding the beverage; and(b) an external surface that is substantially flush or protrudes outward from the outside surface of the plastic casing, the external surface of the receptacle exposed through the plastic casing and configured to directly receive an external force, wherein the receptacle is configured to store and discharge an additive into the beverage when the external force is applied to the external surface of the receptacle, causing the internal seal to break and split open, releasing the additive into the beverage.